According to latest statistics from the Ministry of Tourism, Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of May 2015 were 5.11 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.68 lakh during the month of May 2014 and 4.17 lakh in May 2013. There has been a growth of 9.2 per cent in May 2015 over May 2014. Meanwhile, FTAs during the period January- May 2015 were 33.32 lakh with a growth of 3.6 per cent, as compared to the FTAs of 32.15 lakh in January- May 2014 .
The Percentage share of FTAs in India during May 2015 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (19.32%), followed by USA (16.99%), UK (7.79%), Malaysia (3.59%), Sri Lanka (3.54%), Japan (2.78%), Australia (2.66%), Canada (2.63%), Germany (2.59%), China (2.56%), Nepal (2.52%), Singapore (2.36%), France (2.16%),Pakistan (1.84%) and Oman (1.66%) . These top 15 countries account for 74.99% of total FTAs during May 2015.
Meanwhile, the percentage share of FTAs in India during May 2015 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (26.06%) followed by Mumbai Airport (17.88%), Haridaspur Land check post (10.95%), Chennai Airport (9.83%), Bengaluru Airport (7.24%), Cochin Airport (4.06%), Hyderabad Airport (4.05%), Kolkata Airport (3.97%),Gede Rail (2.27%), Trivandrum Airport (1.81%), Tiruchirapalli Airport (1.58%), Ahmedabad Airport (1.54%), Ghojadanga Airport (1.29%), Attari Wagha (1.08%) and Goa Airport (0.67%). These top 15 ports account for 94.28% of total FTAs during May 2015.
Als, FEEs during the month of May 2015 were `8,877 crore as compared to Rs 7,184 crore in May 2014 and Rs 6,627 crore in May 2013. The growth rate in FEEs in rupee terms during May 2015 over May 2014 was 23.6% as compared to 8.4 per cent in May 2014 over May 2013.
